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Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Search For Suspect In Fatal Wawa Shooting In Toms River Continues (patch.com) — Toms River residents are being urged to help authorities locate a local man charged with murder after a deadly shooting at the Wawa on Route 37 and Garfield Avenue. Police say 42-year-old Bruce Gress of Toms River died after being shot in the head, and investigators spent Sunday canvassing the suspect's Toms River neighborhood while releasing his vehicle description and tip lines.
• Courage, Choice, and What Comes Next with Dystopian Icon Veronica Roth (newjerseystage.com) — Toms River readers can log on October 1 for a free Ocean County Library virtual talk with Divergent author Veronica Roth, including a preview of her new book The Sixth Faction. Registration is required, and you can sign up online, by phone, or at any library branch to reserve your spot.
• 2026 Shore Conference Girls Soccer Week 4 Top 10 (shoresportsinsider.com) — Toms River South girls soccer sits atop the Shore Conference rankings at 5-0, powered by standout performances from juniors Daniella Gordon and Reese Lindemann. Local fans can watch South host Point Boro on Wednesday, while Toms River East, newly ranked, faces Central at home and visits Wall later in the week.
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